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    Aug 09, 2019 2 minutes

    FEAR OF LIONS

    Amita Kanekar

    Set in 1673, during the reign of the emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir, this novel follows two young siblings from Shahjahanabad who leave their town on secret missions. On their travels, they encounter, and are drawn into, rumours and stories about a quelled uprising, led by women and inspired by the poet Kabir,

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